One of the Six Canonical Hadith Collections (Kutub al-Sittah). Abu Dawud selected approximately 5,274 hadith from a corpus of 500,000. Particularly valued in Islamic jurisprudence for its coverage of legal rulings.
Source & Attribution
Hadiths
5,274 total
Sunan Abi Dawud 1101
Jabir b. Samurah said:The prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was moderate, and the sermon given by him was (al…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1102
Umrah reported on the authority of her sister:I memorized Surah al-Qaf from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1103
This tradition has also been transmitted to the same effect through a different chain of narrators by 'Umrah from her si…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1104
Umarah b. Ruwaibah said that he saw Bishr b. Marwan (on the pulpit) praying on Friday (by raising his hands). 'Umarah sa…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1105
Narrated Sahl ibn Sa'd: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raising his hands and praying on the pulpit or otherwise.…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1106
Narrated Ammar ibn Yasir: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to shorten the speeches
Sunan Abi Dawud 1107
Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah as-Suwa'i: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not lengthen the sermon on Friday. He would say a…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1108
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Attend the sermon (on Friday) and sit near the imam, for a man keeps …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1109
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a speech to us; meanwhile al-Hasan and al-Husayn ca…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1110
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to sit on hips by erecting feet, sticking them to the sto…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1111
Ya'la b. Shaddad b. Aws said:I came to Mu'awiyah in Jerusalem. He led us in the Friday prayer. I saw that most of the pe…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1112
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:When you tell (your brother on Friday) to be silent while the…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1113
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Three types of people attend Friday prayer; One is present i…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1114
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you becomes defiled during prayer, he should hold his …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1115
Jabir said:A man came (to the mosque) while the Prophet (ﷺ) was giving the (Friday) sermon. He asked: Did you pray, so-a…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1116
Jabir and Abu Salih reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah:Sulaik al-Ghatafani came (to the mosque) while the Messeng…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1117
This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Jabir b. 'Abd Allah. This version add…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1118
Abu al-Zahiriyyah said:We were in the company of 'Abd Allah b. Busr, the Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), on a Friday. A ma…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1119
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When any of you dozes in the mosque (on Friday), he should change his …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1120
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I saw the Apostle (ﷺ) would descend from the pulpit and a man stop him for his need. He would r…